Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - demesne
Demesne
demesne
n. 1 a a sovereign's or State's territory; a domain. b land attached to a mansion etc. c landed property; an estate. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a region or sphere. 3 Law hist. possession (of real property) as one's own. Phrases and idioms held in demesne (of an estate) occupied by the owner, not by tenants. Etymology: ME f. AF, OF demeine (later AF demesne) belonging to a lord f. L dominicus (as DOMINICAL)
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noun see: domain Date: 14th century legal possession of land as one's own, manorial land actually possessed by the lord and not held by tenants, 3. the land attached to a mansion, landed property ; estate, region 2, territory, realm 2, domain ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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